JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2011

  • question_answer
    If the unit vectors \[a\] and \[b\] are inclined at an angle \[2\theta \] such that \[|a-b|\,\,<1\] and\[0\le \theta \le \pi \], then \[\theta \] lies in the interval

    A) \[\left[ 0,\,\,\frac{\pi }{6} \right)\]                          

    B) \[\left[ \frac{5\pi }{6},\,\,\pi  \right]\]

    C) \[\left[ \frac{\pi }{6},\,\,\frac{\pi }{2} \right]\]                   

    D) \[\left[ \frac{\pi }{2},\,\,\frac{5\pi }{6} \right]\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    We have,\[|\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}{{|}^{2}}=|\mathbf{a}{{|}^{2}}+|\mathbf{b}{{|}^{2}}-2(\mathbf{a}\cdot \mathbf{b})\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[|\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}{{|}^{2}}=|\mathbf{a}{{|}^{2}}+|\mathbf{b}{{|}^{2}}-2|\mathbf{a}||\mathbf{b}{{|}^{2}}\cos 2\theta \] \[\Rightarrow \]\[|\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}{{|}^{2}}=2-2\cos 2\theta \]\[[\because |\mathbf{a}|=|\mathbf{b}|=1]\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[|\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}{{|}^{2}}=4{{\sin }^{2}}\theta \] \[\Rightarrow \]\[|\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}|=2|\sin \theta |\] Now,\[|\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}|<1\Rightarrow 2|\sin \theta |<1\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[|\sin \theta |<\frac{1}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\theta \in \left[ 0,\,\,\frac{\pi }{6} \right)or\left( \frac{5\pi }{6},\,\,\pi  \right]\]


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